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Pidgin: Lonely Planet Phrasebook [Paperback]

Trevor Balzer (Author), Lonely Planet Phrasebooks (Author)

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Publication Date: July 1, 2008

A guide to the pidgins and creols of Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, north Australia and the Torres Strait. Discover the unique qualities of these languages and communicate with the people you meed to make a real connection.

Our phrasebooks give you a comprehensive mix of practical and social words and phrases in more than 120 languages. Chat with the locals and discover their culture - a guaranteed way to enrich your travel experience.

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Our phrasebooks give you a comprehensive mix of practical and social words and phrases in more than 120 languages. Chat with the locals and discover their culture - a guaranteed way to enrich your travel experience.

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Product Details

Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Lonely Planet; 3 edition (July 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1740592115
ISBN-13: 978-1740592116
Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 3.6 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Talk your way through Melanesia!, June 25, 2009

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This book covers the three Pidgin languages of Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu - three of the most diverse, fascinating and unspoilt countries in the South Pacific. While English is spoken by many people in all the three, the Pidgins described here are the lingua franca in each, and I found that locals were very happy to hear me speak them. Each of the three languages is introduced by a good description of its grammar (don't worry, easy and similar in all three) and pronunciation, followed by useful phrases arranged thematically.

And here comes my only complaint - I would have preferred more phrases, and perhaps short dictionary listings for all the three languages. Space for that could have been found by omitting what seems a waste here to me - descriptions of two obscure pidgin languages of Australia, which are also included in LP's Australian Phrasebook (where they logicaly belong) anyway.

Still, within the confines of its limited space, this little book is excellent.
If you are lucky enough to travel to these charming archipelagos, don't leave home without it!

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